CN1782905A - Image forming apparatus and controlling method thereof - Google Patents

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CN1782905A
CN1782905A CNA2005101310148A CN200510131014A CN1782905A CN 1782905 A CN1782905 A CN 1782905A CN A2005101310148 A CNA2005101310148 A CN A2005101310148A CN 200510131014 A CN200510131014 A CN 200510131014A CN 1782905 A CN1782905 A CN 1782905A
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Abstract

An image forming method and apparatus provided with a plurality of output trays, the image forming apparatus including an image forming unit for printing an image on a paper; a tray selecting unit for outputting the printed paper to one of the plurality of output trays; and a control unit for dividing print data into at least two or more page groups in page number order, wherein the control unit controls the image forming unit so that the print data belonging to each page group is printed by the page and in turn, and controls the tray selecting unit so that the printed paper is transported to the output trays in turn, wherein the number of which is equal to or greater than the number of page groups.

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Image processing system and control method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of image processing system and control method thereof.Specifically, the present invention relates to a plurality of output panels that provide and in regular turn to the image processing system and the control method thereof of each output panel output print paper.
Background technology
Recently, introduced multiple device on the consumption market, they have a plurality of functions and realize more effectively working environment and raising office automation.For example, proposed a kind of multi-function printer (MFP), it has at least two functions in facsimile recorder, duplicating machine, printer and the scanner.
Print data that a plurality of function printer processes so wherein produce or that provide from external device (ED), and on printer paper, described print data is printed to image.In this MFP printer, transmit paper to print from carton or paper disc to image formation unit, then from image formation unit output print paper to output panel.
Usually, there is dual mode on paper, to print.A kind of is the photoelectric type that uses in laser printer, and another kind is an ink-jet printer.In the photoelectric type printer, on paper, form image by developer, fix by the hot pressing fixation unit then.
But, when opening print print data, have deficiency for plurality of sheets of paper such as traditional image processing system of multi-function printer, single function printer etc.Formerly toner on Shu Chu the paper or China ink are exported under the situation of next paper before having become dry, the image printed on paper can be because contact with following a piece of paper and is made dirty, perhaps next open the back side of paper can quilt from the toner of the paper of previous output black or both stain.
In order to solve above-mentioned deficiency, a kind of image processing system has been proposed, it comprises a plurality of output panels, and in regular turn to each dish output print paper, prolongs toner or the black time that becomes dry on output paper thus.But in this image processing system, to many printer papers of each output panel output, therefore, the user need work as when finishing print processing with page number order rearrangement output paper with the page number order.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, one aspect of the present invention provides a kind of image processing system with a plurality of output panels, it is in regular turn to each output panel output print page, and arrange the printer paper that is output to each output panel with numeral or sequence of pages, and the invention provides the control method of described image processing system.
Other aspects of the present invention will partly provide in the instructions of back, and partly apparent from described instructions, perhaps can learn by practice of the present invention.
Above-mentioned and/or otherwise realization of the present invention is by a kind of image processing system with a plurality of output panels is provided, and described image processing system comprises: image formation unit is used for print image on paper; The paper disc selected cell is used for to one of described a plurality of output panels output print paper; And, control module, be used for print data is divided into two or more at least page group with the page number order, wherein, control module is controlled described image formation unit, so that one page ground and print the print data that belongs to each page group for each page group in regular turn, and control paper disc selected cell, so that transmit printer paper to output panel in regular turn, wherein, the quantity of described output panel is equal to or greater than the quantity of page group.
According to one embodiment of the present of invention, control module comprises: the printer control module is used to control the printing that figure forms the unit; And printer driver, be used for the form of format conversion for handling by the printer control module with print data; And described printer driver is divided into page group with described print data, and is the form of being handled by the printer control module with the format conversion of print data, so that belong to the print data of each page group according to the page and printing in regular turn for each group.
According to one embodiment of the present of invention, printer driver sends print command to the printer control module, comes to transmit the paper of being printed by image formation unit to each output panel in regular turn by it; And if print control unit receives described print command from printer driver, then described printer control module is controlled described paper disc selected cell, so that in regular turn to output panel output print paper.
According to one embodiment of the present of invention, control module comprises: the printer control module is used to control the printing of image formation unit; And printer driver, be used for the form of format conversion for handling by the printer control module with print data; Wherein, the printer control module will be divided into page group from the print data of being changed that printer driver provides, and the control image formation unit, so that belong to the print data of being changed of each page group according to the page and printing in regular turn for each group.
According to one embodiment of the present of invention, when control module detects when coming the duplicate printing print data with pre-determined number, control module is according to the number of times classification page group of duplicate printing print data.
According to one embodiment of the present of invention, control module is divided into a plurality of page group with print data, and the quantity of described page group is equal to or less than the quantity of output panel.
According to one embodiment of the present of invention, described image processing system also comprises mode setting unit, is used for according to page group pattern output being set; Wherein, when selecting page grouping output by mode setting unit, control module control image formation unit, so that belong to the print data of each page group according to the page and printing in regular turn for each group, and control module control paper disc selected cell is so that in regular turn to each output panel output print paper.
According to one embodiment of the present of invention, output panel comprises: first output panel, and it is towards the print side of printer paper; And, second output panel, it is towards the opposite side of the print side of printer paper; Wherein, control module control image formation unit, so that print the print data that belongs to corresponding to the page group of first output panel with the page number order, and print the print data that belongs to corresponding to the page group of second output panel in proper order with opposite page number by image formation unit by image formation unit.
Above-mentioned and/or otherwise realization of the present invention is also by providing a kind of control method with image processing system of a plurality of output panels, described control method comprises step: print data is divided into two or more at least page group with the page number order, wherein, to an assignment page group of the correspondence of a plurality of output panels; Change described print data, so that belong to the print data of each page group according to the page and arrangement in regular turn for each group; On paper, print the print data of being changed; And transmit printer paper from page group to the output panel that is assigned to page group in regular turn, wherein, the quantity of output panel is equal to or greater than the quantity of page group.
According to one embodiment of the present of invention, the step that print data is divided at least two page group comprises step: the total page number that detects print data; And produce first printer page numbering of each page group according to the quantity of total page number that is detected and page group.
According to one embodiment of the present of invention, the step that print data is divided into two or more at least page group also comprises step: detect whether come the duplicate printing print data with pre-determined number; And, when detecting when coming the duplicate printing print data paging group according to the number of times of duplicate printing print data with pre-determined number.
According to one embodiment of the present of invention, the step of described conversion print data comprises step: the conversion print data so that for each page group according to the page with come print print data from print data in regular turn corresponding to first printer page of each page group.
According to one embodiment of the present of invention, output panel comprises: first output panel, and it is towards the print side of printer paper; And, second output panel, it is towards the opposite side of the print side of printer paper; Wherein, the step of described conversion print data comprises step: the conversion print data, so that print the print data that belongs to corresponding to the page group of first output panel, and print the print data that belongs to corresponding to the page group of second output panel in proper order with opposite page number with the page number order.
Should understand, the detailed description of aforesaid general remark and back is exemplary and indicative, and is intended to provide the further explanation of the present invention for required protection.
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By making above-mentioned and/or other aspects of the present invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing to the explanation of exemplary embodiment and advantage will become clear and easier quilt is understood, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the controlling party block diagram according to the image processing system of one embodiment of the present of invention;
Fig. 2 diagram is according to output panel and the paper disc selected cell of Fig. 1 of one embodiment of the present of invention;
Fig. 3 is the detailed controlling party block diagram according to the image processing system of Fig. 1 of one embodiment of the present of invention; And
Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram according to the image processing system of one embodiment of the present of invention.
Should be understood that identical identical feature, structure and the element of drawing reference numeral indication.
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Describe exemplary embodiment of the present invention now in detail, its example is illustrated in the accompanying drawing.Below by the accompanying drawings exemplary embodiment so that explain the present invention.
Fig. 1 is the controlling party block diagram according to the image processing system of one embodiment of the present of invention.As shown therein, image processing system 1 comprises a plurality of output panels 41 and 42, paper disc selected cell 30, image formation unit 10 and control module 20.
At this, image processing system 1 has two output panels 41 and 42, but described image processing system can have three or more output panel.Below, described two output panels 41 and 42 are called as first output panel 41 and second output panel 42 respectively.
According to the signal from control module 20, paper disc selected cell 30 selects first output panels 41 or second output panel 42 with from image formation unit 10 output print paper 3.
Fig. 2 shows output panel 41 and 42 and paper disc selected cell 30.As shown therein, the paper of being printed by image formation unit 10 3 is sent to outlet opening 44 by outlet roller 43.At this moment, paper disc selected cell 30 moves up or down first output panel 41 and second output panel 42, so that first output panel 41 or second output panel 42 are positioned in outlet opening 44.So the paper of being printed by image formation unit 10 3 can be sent to first output panel 41 or second output panel 42.
At this, paper disc selected cell 30 can have other configurations, as long as it can export the paper of being printed by image formation unit 10 3 to first output panel 41 or second output panel 42.For example, Korean Patent open 1997-062823 number (its disclosure content at this as a reference) has disclosed a kind of paper route modifier, and it can be to first output panel 41 or second output panel, 42 output print paper 3.
Image formation unit 10 is according to the print image on the paper 3 that is controlled at of control module 20.Image formation unit 10 can pass through ink ejecting method or photoelectric method print image on paper 3.
Pass through under the situation of photoelectric method print image at image formation unit 10, image formation unit 10 forms electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive object such as photosensitive drum, photosensitive tape etc., use and wherein have the developing material (such as toner) of predetermined color latent electrostatic image developing, then with the electrostatic image photographic fixing to paper 3, form desired images thus.
Referring to Fig. 3, control module 20 is provided by the print data that provides unit 61 to provide from print data, and control image formation unit 10, so that print described print data on paper 3.And control module 20 control paper disc selected cells 30 are so that be sent to first output panel 41 or second output panel 42 from the paper 3 of image formation unit 10 outputs.
At least two or more page group will be provided from the print data that print data provides unit 61 to provide control module 20.And, control module 20 control image formation units 10, so that by printing the print data that belongs to each page group for each group according to the page, wherein, each page group received printer paper 3 pages in regular turn before the page that receives subsequently.
In this case, control module 20 control paper disc selected cells 30, so that the paper of being printed by image formation unit 10 3 is sent to output panel 41 and 42 in regular turn, preferably, the quantity of output panel is equal to or greater than the quantity of page group.As mentioned above, because the image processing system that is incorporated herein 1 has at least two output panels 41 and 42, so control module 20 is divided into print data at least two page group respectively.
According to above-mentioned configuration, when image processing system 1 when paper 3 is printed the print data of a plurality of pages, printer paper 3 is output to first output panel 41 or second output panel 42.Therefore, elongated in the time interval that is output to first output panel 41 and be output to subsequently between the paper 3 of second output panel 42, thus, reduced the fuzzy of the toner that causes owing to the contact between the paper 3 that is output to each output panel 41 and 42 or China ink or stain significantly.
And, image processing system 1 is not printed described print data in regular turn with the page number order, but described print data is divided into a plurality of page group according to the page number order, and print printer paper 3 pages with each page group in regular turn, user's printer paper 3 that only will be output to each output panel 41 and 42 puts together to arrange the paper 3 that is output to each output panel 41 and 42 with the page number order thus.
Below, illustrate in greater detail image processing system 1 with reference to Fig. 3.
Control module 20 can comprise: printer control module 22 is used to control the printing of image formation unit 10; And, printer driver 21, the format conversion of the print data that is used for providing unit 61 to provide from print data is for being printed the form that machine control module 22 is handled.
Printer driver 21 can be converted to print data such as print command language (PCL) or page-description language (post script) printer language (PS).At this, printer driver 21 is installed in the main frame 5 of computing machine, perhaps is connected to image processing system 1, is stored in wherein then.
In first example of image processing system 1, printer driver 21 is divided into page group with print data, change described print data, so that before the page of printing for a page group subsequently, print the print data that belongs to each page group with the page number order in regular turn for each page group.At this, the conversion process of printer driver 21 conversion print datas is described with reference to Fig. 4 below.
At first, provide print data that unit 61 provides at step S10 print processing from print data.Control module 20 determines whether to have selected grouping printing model (step S11).Printer driver 21 is divided into a plurality of page group with the page number order with print data at step S12.
Printer driver 21 is handled the division that print data is divided into two exemplary page group as described below.
Printer driver 21 detects total page number that the print data that unit 61 provides is provided from print data.Then, printer driver 21 total page number that will detect is divided by the quantity of the page group of classification.Because the quantity of page group equals the quantity (being output panel 41 and 42 in this example) of output panel, therefore, the quantity of page group is 2.
Therefore, provide from print data at printer driver 21 under the situation of the print data that unit 61 receives 10 pages, printer driver 21 is by obtaining 5 with total page number of print data divided by the quantity of page group.
At this moment, printer driver 21 will be categorized as the page group (hereinafter referred to as " first page group ") that will be output to first output panel 41 corresponding to the print data of page 1-5.And printer driver 21 will be categorized as the page group (hereinafter referred to as " second page group ") that will be output to second output panel 42 corresponding to the print data of page 6-10.At this, can be according to first printer page numbering that obtains by the value " 5 " that total page number of print data is obtained divided by the quantity of page group in second page group.
Printer driver 21 at step S13 according to the print data that is classified as first page group and second page group by above-mentioned processing and with the format conversion of print data for being printed the form that machine control module 22 is handled, so that belong to the print data of first page group and second page group according to the page and printing in regular turn for each group.That is, printer driver 21 these print datas of conversion are so that image formation unit 10 comes print print data with the order of the page 1,6,2,7,3,8,4,9,5 and 10.First page group that is assigned to output panel 41 comprises page 1-5.And second page group that is assigned to output panel 42 comprises page 6-10.Can in this example, find out, use two output panels 41 and 42 respectively, go to the designated paper disc that receives the specific webpage group every a page.
At this, the sequence of pages of the print data of being printed by image formation unit 10 is not limited to above-mentioned order, and can use any other sequence of pages, the user only needs will to output to first output panel 41 and second output panel 42 after finishing printing paper 3 is put together and is arranged paper 3 with the page number order.For example, in the opposite flank of the print side of image processing system 1 output print paper 3 and printer paper 3 under the situation of output panel 41 and 42, printer driver 21 conversion print datas are so that come by image formation unit 10 print print datas with the order of the page 5,10,4,9,3,8,2,7,1 and 6.And, the print side of the paper 3 that is output to first output panel 41 towards the bottom of first output panel 41 and also the side relative with the print side of the paper 3 that is output to second output panel 42 under the situation at the top of second output panel 42, control module 20 control image formation units 10, so that the order with the correct page numbering is printed the print data that belongs to corresponding to the page group of first output panel 41, and prints the print data that belongs to corresponding to the page group of second output panel 42 with the order of opposite page number.
Printer driver 21 is preferably in step S13 print data is converted to printer language, such as printer common language (PCL), page-description language (post script) (PS) etc.
Subsequently, printer driver 21 sends the print data changed by host interface unit 62 to printer control module 22 at step S14.At this moment, printer driver 21 can send print command to printer control module 22 by described printer language, and by this print command, the paper of being printed by image formation unit 10 3 is sent to first output panel 41 and second output panel 42 in regular turn.
At this, host interface unit 62 that provides in main frame 5 and the printer interface unit 50 that provides in image processing system 1 can communicate with one another by a plurality of communication systems.For example, host interface unit 62 and printer interface unit 50 can communicate with one another by network, described network such as Centronics parallel interface, USB interface, LAN (LAN (Local Area Network)), wireless etc.
Printer control module 22 is according to print data and/or control the printing of image formation unit 10 by the print command that printer interface unit 50 receives.At this, printer control module 22 can be the form by image formation unit 10 processing with the formal transformation by the print data of printer driver 21 conversion, such as bitmap form.
At this, by image formation unit 10 according to printing and output printing data with the page 1,6,2,7,3,8,4,9,5 and 10 orders according to foregoing example from the control signal of printer control module 22.
And printer control module 22 is controlled paper disc selected cell 30 according to the print command that receives by printer interface unit 50, so that outputed to first output panel 41 and second output panel 42 in regular turn by the printer paper 3 of image formation unit 10.
Therefore, five paper 3 having printed the print data of the page 1,2,3,4 and 5 on it are output to first output panel 41 with the page number order, and 5 paper 3 having printed the print data of paper 6,7,8,9 and 10 on it are output to second output panel 42 with the page number order.Therefore, the page group of the paper 3 that the user can be by only will being output to first output panel 41 and second output panel 42 puts together with page number series arrangement paper 3.
In second example of image processing system 1, printer control module 22 is categorized as page group with print data, and control image formation unit 10, so as for each group according to the page and print the print data that belongs to each page group in regular turn.
At first, the printer driver 21 of image processing system 1 will be converted to from the print data that print data provides unit 61 to provide by compatible printer language and can be printed the form that machine control module 22 is handled.Then, printer driver 21 provides the print data of being changed by host interface unit 62 to printer control module 22.
Printer control module 22 receives the print data of being changed by printer interface unit 50, and stores the print data of being changed in the storer such as RAM (random access memory) (not shown).Then, printer control module 22 is divided into first and second page group with the print data of being changed that the page number order will be stored among the RAM.At this, printer control module 22 will be stored in the division that print data in the storer is divided into first and second page group and handle identical with the processing of the 21 division print datas of printer driver in first example.
And printer control module 22 control image formation units 10 are so that belong to the print data of being changed of each page group according to the page and printing in regular turn for each group.At this, printer control module 22 control paper disc selected cells 30 are so that the paper of printing by image formation unit 10 3 is output to first output panel 41 and second output panel 42 in regular turn.Therefore, provide and identical result according to the image processing system 1 of second example according to the image processing system 1 of first example.
Return Fig. 1, image processing system 1 can also comprise mode setting unit 70, and it comes the output of setting device pattern according to page group.Therefore, whether the user can select export according to page group by mode selecting unit 70, and control module 20 is carried out grouping output according to user's setting in the step S11 of Fig. 4.
In this embodiment, graphic user interface (not shown) and the input media that is provided by printer driver 21 is provided mode setting unit 70 according to the image processing system 1 of first example, and whether described input media is selected to export according to group by graphic user interface for the user.Therefore, the user can be from the selector bar preference pattern, described selector bar is provided by printer driver 21, and is configured in the graphic user interface by the input media that is connected with main frame 5 such as keyboard or mouse, according to page group pattern output is set thus.
Preferably can be provided at the outside of image processing system 1 with the form of button according to the mode selecting unit 70 of the image processing system 1 of second example, the user can be provided with pattern output according to group by described button.
And, in the mode identical with first example, graphic user interface and the input media that is provided by printer driver 21 can be provided mode selecting unit 70 according to the image processing system 1 of second example, described input media is used for selecting pattern according to page group output by graphic user interface.Select the user under the situation of page grouping output, printer driver 21 is by the selection of host interface unit 62 to printer control module 22 transmission users, and thus, printer control module 22 is carried out page grouping print jobs.
In addition, when the control module 20 of image processing system 1 detects when coming the duplicate printing print data with pre-determined number, control module 20 can be according to the number of times of duplicate printing print data the page group of classifying.For example, if the print data of ten pages of user is set to print twice, then control module 20 will be categorized as first page group and second page group corresponding to the print data of first print job and second print job respectively.Therefore, the printer paper 3 that is output to first output panel 41 is aligned to the page 10 from the page 1 in regular turn, and the printer paper 3 that is output to second output panel 42 is aligned to 10 pages from 1 page in regular turn.
As mentioned above, comprise in image processing system 1: image formation unit 10 is used for print image on paper 3; Paper disc selected cell 30 is used for to one of a plurality of output panels 41 and 42 output print paper 3; And control module 20, be used for print data being divided into two or more at least page group with the page number order.Control module 20 control image formation units 10 are so that belong to the print data of each page group according to the page and printing in regular turn, and control paper disc selected cell 30 is so that transmit printer paper 3 to output panel 41 and 42 in regular turn, and the quantity of output panel is equal to or greater than the quantity of page group.Utilize this configuration, under the print data of a plurality of pages is printed on situation on the paper 3, the time interval between the paper 3 that is output to first output panel 41 and second output panel 42 is elongated, has reduced thus owing to cause fuzzy of contacting of toner that is outputed to each output panel 41 and 42 paper 3 respectively or China ink or make dirty.
And image processing system 1 does not come print print data in regular turn with the page number order, but according to the page number order print data is divided into a plurality of page group, prints each page group then in regular turn.Therefore, the user can put together and arranges printer paper 3 with the page number order by the paper 3 that only will be outputed to output panel 41 and 42 respectively.
Though illustrated and illustrated illustration embodiment of the present invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that, without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, can change in these embodiments, scope of the present invention is limited by appended claim and equivalents thereof.

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1. image processing system with a plurality of output panels, described image processing system comprises:
Image formation unit is used for print image on paper;
The paper disc selected cell is used for to one of described a plurality of output panels output print paper; And,
Control module, be used for print data is divided into two or more at least page group with the page number order, wherein, control module is controlled described image formation unit, so that one page ground and print the print data that belongs to each page group for each page group in regular turn, and control paper disc selected cell are so that transmit printer paper to output panel in regular turn, wherein, the quantity of described output panel is equal to or greater than the quantity of page group.
2. according to the image processing system of claim 1, wherein, control module comprises: the printer control module is used to control the printing of image formation unit; And printer driver, be used for the form of format conversion for handling by the printer control module with print data; And
Described printer driver is divided into page group with described print data, and is the form of being handled by the printer control module with the format conversion of print data, so that belong to the print data of each page group according to the page and printing in regular turn for each group.
3. according to the image processing system of claim 2, wherein, printer driver sends print command to the printer control module, transmits the paper of being printed by image formation unit to each output panel in regular turn by print command; And,
If print control unit receives described print command from printer driver, then described printer control module is controlled described paper disc selected cell, so that in regular turn to output panel output print paper.
4. according to the image processing system of claim 1, wherein, control module comprises: the printer control module is used to control the printing of image formation unit; And printer driver, be used for the form of format conversion for handling by the printer control module with print data; And
Wherein, the printer control module will be divided into page group from the print data of being changed that printer driver provides, and the control image formation unit, so that print the print data of being changed that belongs to each page group in regular turn according to the page with for each group.
5. according to the image processing system of claim 1, wherein, when control module detects when coming the duplicate printing print data with pre-determined number, control module is classified page group according to the number of times of duplicate printing print data.
6. according to the image processing system of claim 1, wherein, control module is divided into a plurality of page group with print data, and the quantity of described page group is equal to or less than the quantity of output panel.
7. according to the image processing system of claim 1, described image processing system also comprises mode setting unit, is used for according to page group pattern output being set;
Wherein, when selecting page grouping output by mode setting unit, control module control image formation unit is so that belong to the print data of each page group according to the page and printing in regular turn for each group, and control paper disc selected cell is so that in regular turn to each output panel output print paper.
8. according to the image processing system of claim 1, wherein, output panel comprises: first output panel, and it is towards the print side of printer paper; And, second output panel, it is towards the opposite side of the print side of printer paper;
Wherein, control module control image formation unit, so that print the print data that belongs to corresponding to the page group of first output panel with the page number order, and print the print data that belongs to corresponding to the page group of second output panel in proper order with opposite page number by image formation unit by image formation unit.
9. control method with image processing system of a plurality of output panels, described control method comprises step:
Print data is divided into two or more at least page group with the page number order, wherein, to an assignment page group of the correspondence of a plurality of output panels;
Change described print data, so that belong to the print data of each page group according to the page and arrangement in regular turn for each page group;
On paper, print the print data of being changed; And
Transmit printer paper from page group to the output panel that is assigned to page group in regular turn, wherein, the quantity of output panel is equal to or greater than the quantity of page group.
10. according to the control method of claim 9, wherein, the step that print data is divided at least two page group comprises step:
Detect total page number of print data; And
Produce first printer page numbering of each page group according to the quantity of total page number that is detected and page group.
11. according to the control method of claim 10, wherein, the step that print data is divided into two or more at least page group also comprises step:
Detect and whether come the duplicate printing print data with pre-determined number;
When detecting when coming the duplicate printing print data paging group according to the number of times of duplicate printing print data with pre-determined number.
12. control method according to claim 10, wherein, the step of described conversion print data comprises step: the conversion print data so that for each group according to the page with come print print data from print data in regular turn corresponding to first printer page of each page group.
13. according to the control method of claim 9, wherein, output panel comprises: first output panel, it is towards the print side of printer paper; And, second output panel, it is towards the opposite side of the print side of printer paper;
Wherein, the step of described conversion print data comprises step: the conversion print data, so that print the print data that belongs to corresponding to the page group of first output panel, and print the print data that belongs to corresponding to the page group of second output panel in proper order with opposite page number with the page number order.
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